Engineer's Day: Govt working to enhance infrastructure for studying engineering, says PM
Team Careers360 | September 15, 2022 | 09:16 AM IST | 1 min read
Happy Engineer's Day: Engineer's Day is observed to mark the birth anniversary of engineer statesman M Visvesvaraya, a diwan of erstwhile Mysore kingdom.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on Engineer's Day and said India is blessed to have a skilled and talented pool of engineers contributing to nation building.
Engineer's Day is observed to mark the birth anniversary of engineer statesman M Visvesvaraya, a diwan of erstwhile Mysore kingdom, who is credited with pioneering engineering works.
PM Modi tweeted, "Greetings to all engineers on Engineers Day. Our nation is blessed to have a skilled and talented pool of engineers who are contributing to nation building. Our Government is working to enhance infrastructure for studying engineering including building more engineering colleges."
"On Engineers Day, we remember the pathbreaking contribution of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. May he keep inspiring generations of future engineers to distinguish themselves," he added. Modi also posted a snippet from one of his Mann Ki Baat broadcasts where he talked about the subject.
On #EngineersDay , we remember the pathbreaking contribution of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. May he keep inspiring generations of future engineers to distinguish themselves. I am also sharing a snippet from one of the previous #MannKiBaat programmes where I talked about this subject. pic.twitter.com/2Vj3bHxVQS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 15, 2022
"Homage to a prolific engineer and an inspiration to generations of people, Sir M Visvesvraya on his Jayanti, also marked as #EngineersDay. Best wishes to all our hardworking engineers. They play a crucial role in furthering national progress and enhancing quality of life," Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan tweeted.
Homage to a prolific engineer and an inspiration to generations of people, Sir M Visvesvraya on his Jayanti, also marked as #EngineersDay . Best wishes to all our hardworking engineers. They play a crucial role in furthering national progress and enhancing quality of life. pic.twitter.com/vpplScjiUJ
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 15, 2022
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